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Study for "Christ Stilling the Storm" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Seattle; USS Langley; USS Massachusetts; USS Piedmont; and United States Merchant Marine Academy

Date
1942–44
Medium
Graphite on paper
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 11 in.

Description & Inscriptions

[across the panel tops in graphite]: Christ Stilling the Tempest; [bottom of left panel in graphite]: [illegible name of a donor]; [bottom of right panel in graphite]: The / Citizens Committee / Army & Navy / Inc.; [bottom right in graphite]: study for Citzns Comtt. of / Army & Navy Altarpiece
This is a study for exterior view of side panels. "Christ Stilling the Storm" is also known as "Christ Stilling the Waves" and "Christ and the Sea."

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